Daniela Kluckert | |
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.jpg) Kluckert in 2017 | |
| Member of theBundestag | |
| In office 2017–2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1980-12-22)22 December 1980 (age 44) |
| Political party | FDP |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
Daniela Kluckert (néeLange, born 22 December 1980) is a German politician of theFree Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBerlin from 2017 to 2025.[1]
In addition to her parliamentary work, Kluckert served asParliamentary State Secretary in theFederal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in thecoalition government ofChancellorOlaf Scholz from 2021 to 2024.[2] In this capacity, she was also the Federal Commissioner for the Infrastructure of Charging Stations.[3][4]
Kluckert was born inNürnberg,Bavaria, but grew up inWeißenborn. After graduating from high school in 2002, she began studying economics at theUniversity of Würzburg and theFree University of Berlin, where she graduated with a diploma.
From 2009 to 2013 Kluckert worked as an assistant to Christiane Ratjen-Damerau, a member of the German Bundestag. Afterwards she worked as an adviser for Saxony’s State Ministry for Economic Affairs, based at the state’s representative office in Berlin.
Kluckert joined the FDP in 2005. She became a member of the Bundestag in the2017 German federal election, representingBerlin-Pankow. In parliament, she served as deputy chairwoman of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure from 2018 until 2021.
From 8 December 2017 until 7 November 2024, Kluckert served asParliamentary State Secretary at theFederal Ministry for Digital and Transport led by fellow party memberVolker Wissing. On 7 November she resigned due to the dismissal of FDP chairmanChristian Lindner by chancellorOlaf Scholz and the subsequent2024 German government crisis, unlike Wissing who remained in the government while leaving the FDP. She strongly disapproved Wissing's stay in the government and explained that in her view the members of the Bundestag are elected to serve their party and party manifest ("wir sind für eine Partei, für ein Programm gewählt").[5]
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